I decided to ask here as I don't know how to navigate Reddit, on where to ask, or what their rules are. If none can answer my question, can someone make it a bit more clear to me? (like where I can actually ask this sorta thing.)
Anyway, on to what I am wondering
Situation:
I heard several times from many different places that Augustus was used by many Roman Emperors as a distinctive title. I have heard, but not as much with the same with Caesar (which comes from the first emperor, i'm sure, as well as his adoptive father) But I also read that Augustus (first emperor) changed his name to "Imperator" which is latin form of "Emperor". Or was used, the actual meaning was something else, but that's beside the point. Later empires that claim descent from the Romans called their emperors something alike, like "Kaiser" from Holy Roman Empire and "Tsar" from the Russian Empire. Which is another form of Caesar?
Question:
What was actually used, and how/when was it used?
All of this is confusing and I want to make it clear once and for all. And if Augustus or Imperator was what was used, then how does Caesar (Kaiser, Tsar) comes into the picture? wouldn't they rather use their culture form of Augustus or Imperator instead? Or did they use all, but at different periods?
Anyway, on to what I am wondering
Situation:
I heard several times from many different places that Augustus was used by many Roman Emperors as a distinctive title. I have heard, but not as much with the same with Caesar (which comes from the first emperor, i'm sure, as well as his adoptive father) But I also read that Augustus (first emperor) changed his name to "Imperator" which is latin form of "Emperor". Or was used, the actual meaning was something else, but that's beside the point. Later empires that claim descent from the Romans called their emperors something alike, like "Kaiser" from Holy Roman Empire and "Tsar" from the Russian Empire. Which is another form of Caesar?
Question:
What was actually used, and how/when was it used?
All of this is confusing and I want to make it clear once and for all. And if Augustus or Imperator was what was used, then how does Caesar (Kaiser, Tsar) comes into the picture? wouldn't they rather use their culture form of Augustus or Imperator instead? Or did they use all, but at different periods?